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Center Lightbox with jQuery
//Center Lightbox
function center_box(){
var body = $('body')[0];
var box_height = $('#lightbox').height();
var box_width = $('#lightbox').width();
var screen_height = $(body).height();
var screen_width = $(body).width();
var top = (screen_height / 2) - (box_height / 2);
var left = (screen_width / 2) - (box_width / 2);
$('#lightbox').css('top', top);
$('#lightbox').css('left', left);
}
$(document).ready(function(){
center_box();
});
$(window).resize(function(){
center_box();
});
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